They go down like dominoes unless each is defended from the beginning.ģ. Do not speak of “our institutions” unless you are making them yours by acting on their behalf. Follow the courts or the media, or a court or a newspaper. Anticipatory obedience teaches authorities what is possible and accelerates unfreedom.Ģ. You’ve already done this, haven’t you? Stop. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then start to do it without being asked. Much of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. Here are 20 lessons from across the fearful 20 th century, adapted to the circumstances of today.ġ. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience. If nothing is true, then all is spectacle."Īmericans are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism or communism. If nothing is true, then no one can criticize power because there is no basis upon which to do so.
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